gulf of mexico action plan may 2009

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Building Partnerships for a Healthier Gulf

The Gulf of Mexico AlliancesThe Gulf of Mexico Alliances

Priority Issue Team onPriority Issue Team onHabitat Conservation & RestorationHabitat Conservation & Restoration

Governors Action Plan I Accomplishments andGoals for Action Plan II

James W. Pahl, Ph.D.Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection & Restoration

Presentation to the 2009 NGI Annual Conference

Mobile, Alabama20 May 2009


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HCRT PrincipalsHCRT PrincipalsState Leads Gregory J. DuCote*, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

James W. Pahl, Ph.D.*, Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection & Restoration Tom Calnan, Texas General Land Office Carl Ferraro, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Cherie OBrien, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department George Ramseur, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Randy Runnels, Ph.D., Florida Department of Environmental Protection* Co-chairs

Federal Co-Facilitators

Drew Puffer, EPA GMP Heather Young, NOAA NMFS

Grant Administrators (Gulf of Mexico Foundation) Quenton Dokken, Ph.D.

Ryan Fikes Bobbi Reed


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Governors Action PlanGovernors Action PlanPriority Issues

Water Quality for Healthy Beachesand Shellfish Beds

Wetland and Coastal ConservationWetland and Coastal Conservation

and Restorationand Restoration

Environmental Education

Identification and Characterization ofGulf Habitats

Reducing Nutrient Inputs to Coastal

Ecosystems


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Action Items in Support of GAPAction Items in Support of GAPR-1: Streamline coastal restoration and

conservation efforts

1. Establish a Gulf of Mexico Alliance RegionalRestoration Coordination Team.

2.2. Workshops to determine GulfWorkshops to determine Gulf--wide issues, currentwide issues, current

successes and identify restoration priority sites.successes and identify restoration priority sites.

3. Host a workshop on the importance of freshwaterinflows to maintaining estuarine health.

4. Resolve state/federal environmental complianceissues.

5. Devise a strategy to streamline certain federalpermitting requirements for wetland restoration.

6.6. Identify agency processes that facilitate and/orIdentify agency processes that facilitate and/or

impede wetland restoration and conservation.impede wetland restoration and conservation.

7. Further develop public-private partnerships.

8.8. Develop a Gulf Regional Sediment ManagementDevelop a Gulf Regional Sediment ManagementMaster Plan.Master Plan.

9.9. Provide current statistics on population growth.Provide current statistics on population growth.


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Action Items in Support of GAPAction Items in Support of GAPR-2: Increase the safety of Gulf communities

by better understanding the risks of

localized sea level rise, storm surge andsubsidence

Now the Priority Issue Team for Coastal

Community Resilience


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Action Items in Support of GAPAction Items in Support of GAPR-1: Streamline coastal restoration and conservation efforts

1. Establish a Gulf of Mexico Alliance Regional Restoration Coordination Team.

2.2. Workshops to determine GulfWorkshops to determine Gulf--wide issues, current successes and identify restorationwide issues, current successes and identify restoration

priority sites.priority sites.

New Orleans, LA, 2-3 November 2006

Spanish Fort, AL, 6-9 March 2007

Galveston, TX, 21-24 May 2007 St. Petersburg, FL, 25-27 September 2007


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2. Workshops to determine Gulf-wide issues, current successes and identifyrestoration priority sites.

3. Host a workshop on the importance of freshwater inflows to maintaining estuarinehealth.

4. Resolve state/federal environmental compliance issues.5. Devise a strategy to streamline certain federal permitting requirements for wetland

restoration.

6.6. Identify agency processes that facilitate and/or impede wetlandIdentify agency processes that facilitate and/or impede wetland restoration andrestoration and

conservation.conservation.

Increase funding to existing coastal habitat conservation and reIncrease funding to existing coastal habitat conservation and restoration programs.storation programs.

Implement and adequately fund land acquisition programs.Implement and adequately fund land acquisition programs.

Federal agencies should coordinate the timing and administrationFederal agencies should coordinate the timing and administration of grants.of grants.

Reduce bureaucracy by eliminating duplicative grant administratiReduce bureaucracy by eliminating duplicative grant administration programs.on programs.


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2.2. Workshops to determine GulfWorkshops to determine Gulf--wide issues, current successes and identify restorationwide issues, current successes and identify restoration

priority sites.priority sites.

3. Host a workshop on the importance of freshwater inflows to maintaining estuarinehealth.

4. Resolve state/federal environmental compliance issues.5. Devise a strategy to streamline certain federal permitting requirements for wetland

restoration.

6.6. Identify agency processes that facilitate and/or impede wetlandIdentify agency processes that facilitate and/or impede wetland restoration andrestoration and

conservation.conservation.

7. Further develop public-private partnerships.

8.8. Develop a Gulf Regional Sediment Management Master Plan.Develop a Gulf Regional Sediment Management Master Plan.

9.9. Provide current statistics on population growth.Provide current statistics on population growth.


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Governors Action Plan IIGovernors Action Plan IIPriority Issues

Water Quality for Healthy Beachesand Shellfish Beds

Habitat Conservation andHabitat Conservation and

RestorationRestoration

Ecosystems Integration andAssessment

Reducing Nutrient Inputs to CoastalEcosystems

Coastal Community Resilience Environmental Education


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HCRT 20HCRT 20--Year Mission StatementYear Mission Statement

Provide leadership to advance conservation andrestoration of coastal habitats and ecosystemsthroughout the Gulf of Mexico and associated

watersheds to reverse the downward trend in habitatquantity, quality and ecosystems services.


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GAP II HCRT Action PlanGAP II HCRT Action Plan

Expanded Partnerships


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Policy Changes

Addressing specific public policy issuesimpeding habitat conservation andrestoration.

Increased coordination between federal fundingprograms (2010)

Recommendations for the Federal Standard(October 2009, New Orleans)


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Policy Changes

Technology Development

Identifying and resolving specific scientific andtechnical issues so that conservation andrestoration of Gulf habitats is more successful.

Sea-level rise modeling (TNC, NWF, USF&WS?)Proposed working session at All-Hands in August

Proposed conference in 2010

Freshwater inflows conference (2010)

Assessment of ecosystem services valuation (2010?)


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http://www.geo.arizona.edu/dgesl/research/other/climate_change_and_sea_level/sea_level_rise/louisiana/slr_usala_i.htm


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Clough, 2006Report to NWF

Sea-Level Affecting

Marshes Model(SLAMM) forTampa Bay, FL


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Policy Changes


Gulf Regional Sediment Mgmt. Master Plan Draft technical framework document by mid-summer

2009

Push for adoption by all relevant stakeholders Expansion of GRSMMP partnership into Mexican

coastal zone


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Policy Changes


Gulf Regional Sediment Mgmt. Master PlanReversing the Downward TrendMonitoring a Gulf-wide inventory of

measuring ecosystem services Provide EIA with information on federal and statehabitat projects

Translate technical assessments of how to value habitat

ecosystem services


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